Q.1 You are heading a leading technical institute of the country. The institute is planning to convene a interview panel shortly under your chairmanship for selection of the post of professors. A few days before the interview you get a call from the personal secretary of a senior government functionary seeking your invention in favour of the selection of a close relative of the functionary for this post. The PS also informs you that he is aware of the long pending & urgent proposals of your institute for grant of funds for modernization which are awaiting the functionary’s approval. He assures you that he would get these proposals cleared.
A) He could accept the proposal & select the said candidate
B) He could refer the matter to his superior officer & seek his advice & act strictly in accordance with the advice
C) He could consult his other colleagues who are party to the decision & take action as per their advice
D) He could reject the proposal outrightly
Ans. D
Q.2 As a senior officer in the Finance Ministry you have access to some confidential & crucial information about policy decisions that the government is about to announce. These decisions are likely to have far reaching impact on the housing & construction industry. If the builders have access to this information beforehand, they can make huge profits. One of the builders has done a lot of quality work for the government & is known to be close to your immediate superior who asks you to disclose this information to the said builder.
A) The said information may be disclosed & favour of the immediate superior & other benefits received
B) The officer in question could proceed on leave & leave the matter to be dealt by his successor in office
C) The matter could be consulted with the other colleagues & take action as per their advice
D) The matter could be reffered to an officer who is higher in rank than the immediate superior & his advice sought & action should be strictly in accordance with the advice
Ans. D
Q.3 You are the executive director of an upcoming Infotech company which is making a name for itself in the market.
Mr. A who is a star performer is heading the marketing time. In a short period of one year he has helped in doubling the revenues as well as creating the high brand equity for the company so much so that you are thinking of promoting him. However you have been receiving information from many corners about his attitude towards the female colleagues, particularly his habbit of making loose comments on women. In addition he regularly sends incedent SMS’s to all the team members including his female colleagues.
One day late in the evening Mrs. X who is one of Mr. A’s team members comes to you visibly disturbed she complains against the continued misconduct of Mr. A who has been making undesirable advances towards her & has even tried to touch her inappropriately in his cabin.
She tenders her resignation & leaves your office.
A) To promote Mr. A on the basis of his good performance thinking he would bring benefits to the company & accept the resignation of Mrs. X
B) To persuade Mrs. X not to resign & tell her that Mr. A is a star performer if he is punished the company would suffer losses. Therefore she should not complaint & Mr. A would be told not to repeat his actions
C) To reject resignation on the ground that action would be taken only to buy some time to prove something against Mrs. X so that she could be fired & voice of other victims could be silenced
D) To reject the resignation of Mrs. X & set up an internal inquiry. The punishment in the case of Mr. A being found guilty
Ans. D
Q.4 You are a govt. officer. You received an urgent message from your superior. But you feel that the message is wrong. You will
A)Show the message to your best friend & then after seeing the reaction will decide to follow it or not
B)Obey first
C)Ask the superior for clarification
D)Not do anything & wait for the response of superior
Ans. C
Q.5 There is some objectionable content in book regarding Gandhiji. Many people are agitated & annoyed with the same. You are a social activist. You will
A)Lodge a police complaint
B)Mobilize support in favour of the matter & put pressure on the concerned author to remove objectionable content from the book
C)Go on rampage along with others
D)Ignore as it is concerned with personal thinking of the author
Ans. B
